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AUTOMATIC BALL SAFETY PAUGET. I No. 299,669. v Patented June 3,1884.

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9 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY O. MONTGOMERY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO AUGUSTE BOMEAU, OFSAME PLACE.

AUTOMATIC BALL SAFETY-FAUCET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 299,669, dated June3,1884.

Application filed May 31, 1883.

. Ball Safety-Faucets; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it pertains to,make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in automatic ball safety-faucets;and it consists 'tions still the valve would remain of certain featuresof construction and in' combination of parts hereinafter described, andpointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, 'Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of my improvedfaucet. Fig. 2 is a cross-section of valve-stem on the line of 0c 00,Fig. 1.

A represents the body of the faucet; a, the receiving and a thedischarging passageways.

B represents the valve-stem; B, the handle; b, an eccentric, and b acoil-spring, both attached to the stem B,

O is a ball-valve, shown as resting against the valve-seat, and made,preferably, of hard rubber.

D and E are screw-caps, the one closing the valve-chamber, and the otherfurnishing the support for one end of the rod B, and furnishing also achamber in which operate the spring I) and a part of the valve-stem. Thepin b, attached to the stem B and operating in the slot e of the cap E,furnishes a stop in both directions to the valve-stem.

The operation of the device is as follows: The way a leads behind thevalve 0, as shown, and the pressure of the water holds the valve againstthe seat. By turning the valve-stem the eccentric b is brought incontact with the valve and forces it from the seat or opens the valve.When the handle is released, the stem B is returned to its firstposition by means of the spring 22, and the valve 0 is closed upon itsseat by the pressure of water behind it.

It will be seen that a breakage ofthe spring would not prevent the valvefrom being used, and that with a general disarrangement or breakage ofthe valve-stem and its connec- 7 closed, so that no leakagc'would occur;1 i

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The valve 0 when not closed upon the valve-seat is free to turn in anydirection, and is continually presenting a different part of its surfaceto engage the valve-seat, thereby causing the valve to Wear evenly. Bymeans of the cap D free access is had to the valve and to thevalve-seat, and a new valve may be added at any time.

What I claim is 1. The combination, with a faucet provided with aremovable plug adapted to form the valve-chamber and a valve, the latteradapted to be held against its seat by the pressure of water, of avalve-stem provided with a projection, which latter is adapted to comein contact with the valve when the valve-stem is turned, substantiallyas and for the purpose set forth.

2 The combination, with a faucet provided with a valve-chamber, and avalve located within said chamber, of a valve-stem provided with aprojection adapted to come in contact with the valve when the stem isturned, and a spiral spring encircling said stem, one end of the springbeing secured to the stem,while the opposite end thereof is secured tothe faucet, the said spring being adapted to hold the projection on thevalve-stem away from the valve, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, with a faucet provided with a removablevalve-chamber and a socketed cap, E, of a ball-valve, the valve-stemprovided with an eccentric, and a spring encircling the stem, for thepurpose set forth.

4. The combination, with a faucet provided with a valve-chamber, aball-valve located in said chamber, and a spring-actuated valvestemprovided with aneccentric for moving the ball-valve away from its seat,and the pin 12 of the screw-cap E, provided with shoulders, againstwhich the pin b strikes, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification, in the presence of twowitnesses, this 22d day of May, 1883.

HARRY O. MONTGOMERY.

